Trace-carrier.



M. H. OSBORN. TRACE GABRIER. APPLICATION FILED OOT. 31 1912.

Patented Nov. 25, 1913.

MILO I-I. OSBORN, OF DANVILLE, KANSAS.

TRACE-CARRIER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 25, 1913.

Application filed October 31, 1912. Serial No. 728,877.

To all 10. mm it may concern:

Be it known that I, MILo- H. OSBORN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Danville, in the county of Harper, State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Trace-Carriers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to trace carriers and has for its object to provide a trace carrier which may be formed of two pieces of metal hinged or fastened to the hip strap to receive the cock eye upon the end of the trace.

Another object is to provide a trace carrier of this character which may be constructed in such manner that accidental withdrawal of the cockeye will be impossible.

Another object is to generally improve and simplify the construction of devices of this character and increase the efliciency thereof while at the same time reducing the cost of manufacture of the same.

With the above and other objects in view,

my invention will be more fully described,

illustrated in the accompanying drawings which show a preferred embodiment of my device and then specifically pointed out in the claim which is attached to and forms a part of this application.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a plan view of the improved carrier with the cockeye in place. F ig: 2 is a similar view showing the cockeye partially removed. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4: is a detail view of the carrier removed from the hip strap.

Referring more specifically to the drawings, in which similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout, 1O designates the hip strap, the end 11 of which is'passed through the ring 12 and bent back and secured by means of the rivets 13 which also carry the hinge member 14 having the loop 15 formed at one end to receive the trace carrier proper 16, as will be more fully described.

The trace carrier proper 16 has the tongue 17 projecting from one end and engaged through the loop 15, said tongue being then bent back upon the trace carrier proper 16, thus securely hinging the latter to the hinge member 14. The opposite end of the trace carrier proper 16 is formed into the open head 18 and the main portion of said carrler is slotted longitudinally as shown at 12 from the open head 18 to within a spaced dlstance from the opposite end thereof, thus producing the spaced side portions 20, the forward ends of which are extended slightly into the open head 18, as shown at 21, thus providing stops to prevent the cockeye loop 22 from turning sufficiently within said head to reach the longitudinal slot 19. The side portions are bulged outwardly about midway their length, as shown at 23, thus widening the slot 19 at this point to permit of placing and removing the cock-eye loop 22, as will be presently understood.

The cockeye 24 is secured to the end of the trace 25 in any suitable and well known manner as shown at 26 and is engaged in the longitudinal slot 19 while turned at right angles to its normal position and moved along said slot to the open head 18 when it may be turned to normal position, the size of the head 18 and the form of the loop 22 preventing the latter from being withdrawn from said head except by reversing the operation just described. It will be understood that the large end of the loop 22 is inserted and removed from the slot 19 at the bulged portion thereof.

It will thus be seen that I have provided 7 a trace carrier which may be formed in two pieces of fiat material hlnged together and secured to the hip strap to receive the cockeye of the trace. It will be furtherevident that this carrier is of extremely simple construction and will be highly eflicient and effective in use, the extended ends 21 of the side portions 20 preventing turning of the cockeye loop 22 and accidental disengagement from the trace carrier.

What I claim is A trace carrier formed from a single blank of metal having an enlarged portion at one end and formed with a struck-up hook at the opposite end, there being a longitudinal slot formed in said blank, terminating in said enlarged portion and formed with branches which diverge from such terminal end toward the other end of the slot and arranged to securely hold in operative position the usual cockeye, there In testimony whereof, I afiix my signa- I being a lateral enlargement of the slot inture, in presence of tWo Witnesses.

termediate its ends, and said branches 0011- T verging to a common straight Wall which MILO OSBORA' 5 confronts the adjacent end of said slot and Witnesses:

is of greater extent than the Width of said MAUDE RUSSELL, slot. R. A. MARVIN.

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